Armenia records 218 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Armenia has confirmed 218 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 421,226 as of 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5, according to data released by the Ministry of Health.
Overall, 3,014 Covid-19 tests were administered on March 4.
695 more patients have recovered from the disease with the total number of recoveries now standing at 405,688.
12 new Covid-19 deaths have been reported in the country, taking the official death toll to 8,528. The figure does not include the deaths of 1,626 other people carrying the virus. According to the health authorities, they were caused by other diseases.
Armenia now has 5,384 active cases. As many as 2,912,927 tests have been performed in the country since the disease outbreak.